Nashville deputy police chief Louise Kelton to become U.S. Marshal

Metro's Kelton will head state's Middle District office

5:34 AM,
Jan. 3, 2013

Written by

Brian Haas
| The Tennessean

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Metro Police Deputy Chief Louise Kelton to become U.S. Marshal for Tennessee's Middle District, the first African-American woman to hold that position in the state and only the second in the nation.

Kelton, 57, was nominated in February by President Barack Obama to head the office. The 32-year Metro police veteran will take over for Denny King, who has held that position since 2002. Kelton said in a prepared statement that she was honored by the appointment and her time with Metro police. She is declining interviews until her transition is complete.